Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic was
conferred the status of
autonomous state within the
Republic of Azerbaijan
according to the
Constitution of the
Azerbaijan Republic worked
out by
special constitutional
commission under the
chairmanship of Heydar
Aliyev, national leader of
the Azerbaijan people and
accepted by referendum held
on November 12, 1995.

The
supreme legislative power is
the Supreme Majlis of
Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic (consisting of 45
deputies). According to the
Constitutions of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic the
Chairman of the Supreme
Majlis of the autonomous
republic is a supreme
official.

The
cabinet of ministers
executes the executive power
but judicial power is
executed by the courts of
the autonomous republic.

In
the session passed under the
chairmanship of Heydar
Aliyev, national leader, on
17 November 1990 the words
“Soviet Socialist” were
taken out from the official
name of the autonomous
republic and the name of the
legislative power was
substituded and called the
Supreme Majlis, firstly the
flag of the Azerbaijan
Democratic Republic
(1918-1920) was accepted as
the state flag of Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic.

Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic borders
on Armenia (the length of
the border line is 246 km),
Turkey (11 km) and Iran (204
km).

Under the auspice
of the strong Armenian
lobby in Moscow, the
territory of Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic was
reduced to 5,3 thousand
square km because of
groundless land claim by
Armenia and lands were
illegally part by part
annexed (1924, 1928,
February 1929, May 1969)
which was 6 thousand square
km. after the signature
of Moscow (1921, March 16)
and Kars(1921,
October 13) treaties.

Karki
village of Sadarak region of
Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic underwent a
complete economic blockade
in 1991 by the Armenia
Republic which started an
unjust war against
Azerbaijan and was occupied
by the Armenians on January
19, 1990. During the war the
population of one settlement
and 3 villages were
displaced from their
motherlands.